on or about?

English translation: relates

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English term or phrase:	on or about?
Selected answer:	relates
Entered by:	mockingbird (X)

23:48 Jul 18, 2005

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Social Sciences - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters

English term or phrase: on or about?

What works here 'on' or 'about'?

This is about a reason of the delay in completing a project:

We hope that CHF would understand this situation, because the coordination with the government institutions as referred to in our contract is only ON/ABOUT the design coordination, not the matters outside the specification of our job.

Thanks

mockingbird (X)

relates

Explanation:
Would be my preference.
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We hope CHF will understand this situation because the coordination with the government institutions referred to in our contract relates only to the design coordination, not the matters outside the specification of our job.

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Note added at 3 mins (2005-07-18 23:52:02 GMT)
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Or: relates only to the coordination of the design

Selected response from:

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 20:32

Grading comment

Thanks for all the suggestions
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

4 +6

relates

Kim Metzger

3 +6

only concerns the

RHELLER

4 +5

about

Dave Calderhead

5 +1

with respect to

Elizabeth Lyons

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

relates

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 20:32
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 80

Grading comment

Thanks for all the suggestions

31 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

only concerns the

Explanation:
many options possible :-)

RHELLER
United States
Local time: 20:32
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 92

14 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

with respect to

Explanation:
This is an alternative: i.e.,

"This is with respect to a reason for the delay in completing the project"

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Note added at 31 mins (2005-07-19 00:20:08 GMT)
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OK :)! then: only with respect to the design coordination, not the matters outside the specification of our job.

Elizabeth Lyons
United States
Local time: 19:32
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

about

Explanation:
just to answer the original question.

The other equally valid alternatives suggested just go to prove the versatility of English and its speakers.

Dave Calderhead
Netherlands
Local time: 04:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24

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